FRANCE, Ballon Monté. The Richard Wallace accident. Cover bearing 20 cent. Siège de Paris Yv.37 from Paris Serpentin 25 Jan 1871 ´Par Ballon monté´ with destination Toulouse, but the balloon which left on 27 Jan fell into the Atlantic Ocean, and after the discovery of the bags the letters were repaired by the postal services. On the back the arrival pmk of Toulouse 9 April. Signed J.F. Brun, cert. Soluphil (1982). Very rare postal item and a highlight for any Ballon Monté exhibition collection

FRANCE, Boule de Moulins. Envelope, with complete original letter enclosed, from Nantes 4 Jan 1871 ´par moulins (allier)´ to Paris, bearing 1870 Bordeaux Issue 80 cent. rose Yv.49 and 20 cent. blue (type 2) Yv.45 paying 20 cent. postage and 40 cent. each for the inventor of the system and for the agent in Paris at the Hotel de Ville. Information enclosed. Cert. Peter Holcombe (1988): ´... It is in my opinion genuine. The Boules were floated down the Seine but most were not found until many decades later and of course were all effected by moisture.´

FRANCE, Telegraph and Fiscals (*)/* on stockcard in mixed quality also some 'Piquages' and postage dues

OLD GERMAN STATES, o/* collection on stockpages with several better numbers with f.i. Bavaria Mi.12/13, 19, Hannover 8/12, 17, Mecklenburg-Schwerin 3, Prussia 1/4, Saxony 3/6, 13a, Wurttemberg 1, 13, 36/41, etc., etc., etc. Nice lot in mixed quality as to be expected and a very high catalog value!

OLD GERMAN STATES, Baden 1851-1862, o/* on stockcard in mixed quality with f.i.: Mi.1/4, 11/12, 21/22, etc.

OLD GERMAN STATES, Bavaria 1849-1868, o/(*) in mixed quality with i.e.: Mi.1, 4, 14/19, etc., also some 'Retourbriefe' and Bergedorf 1/5

OLD GERMAN STATES, Braunschweig and Bremen 1852-1868, o/(*)/* on stockcard in mixed quality with Mi. 2, 5/8, 13/14, 16 and Bremen 1/3, 10/15, etc.

OLD GERMAN STATES, Hamburg 1859-1866, o/(*)/* on stockcard with Mi.1/9, 10/18, etc. also a selection Private and Locals

OLD GERMAN STATES, Hannover o/(*)/* in mixed quality on stockcard with Mi.1/5 and 8/12 (8 and 12 signed), also 4 stamps from Helgoland

OLD GERMAN STATES, Lübeck 1859-1865, (*)/* on stockcard in mixed quality with Mi. 2 * signed A. Roig, 8/14, etc.

OLD GERMAN STATES, Mecklenburg 1856-1864, o/(*)/* in mixed quality on stockcard

OLD GERMAN STATES, Oldenburg 1852-1862, o/(*)/* in mixed quality on stockcard, containing Mi. 1/4, 6/8, 9/14

OLD GERMAN STATES, Prussia and Nord Postbezirk 1850-1867, o/(*) in mixed quality on stockcards with f.i. Mi. 2/3 *, 13 signed Brun, 20/21 *, Tel. 1 *, 4 *, 5/6 (*) and a section of GAA's

OLD GERMAN STATES, Saxony 1850-1863, o/(*)/* on stockcard with Mi.1 very fine signed Pröschold, 2 (*) signed Brun, 3/11, 12/13, etc. also some GAA's and Expres stamps

OLD GERMAN STATES, Thurn and Taxis 1852-1865, mostly used on stockcard in mixed quality, also some GAA's

OLD GERMAN STATES, Württemberg 1851-1868, o/(*)/* in mixed quality on stockcard with f.i. Mi.5, 15 signed Brun, 16, 17 *, 18, 33 (*), 35 etc., also some GAA's, Retour and Telegraph.